Automobile-curtain.



I Patented Dec. 16, 1919.j

' '-2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

" ELiEfflcK F. J. ELERICK.'

AUTOMOBILE CURTAIN.

i .APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9,1918.

' Patented De@'.16,`1919 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2- Swan/whoa if? l.' the doors. 30

't" kr'iowir-'t'hat-I, FRED J ELERICK, a Y ffithe?" United States, residing at Bridgeportfin@ the@ county of Belmont and State fOlio`,-"have' invented certain new *f and Nuseful*Improvements in Automobile- Curtainsgfandffldohereby declare the following full, clear, and exact descript'ion vk'of'.-eI the invention, such as will enable 'others Vskilled inthe.' art to which it apperta'ins to makevand use the same.

l My invention relates to improvements in hiclebodies..11y y fAnimportant-object ofthis invention is to provide-alcurtain:support adapted for at# tacln'iientto.3 the,-.doors of a vehicle body in afihighly :convenient and expeditious man- Ita'iniabove anbody door "a m'annerjthatthe curtain is prevented from 1 yrattlingfand is retained in a rigid position lwithr-respectto ytheadjacent curtains, thereby.L preventing access of the rain` and wind 4 and which mayfibe quickly removed.

hinged-at-af-point spaced from its upper end tol'pcrmit the 'curtain to be arranged on'the :inner sifdeotgtheside walls of the vehicle topanrd toupermit'ofthe ready opening of "lgAif-urther objectief the, invention*l is to providmeans for supporting the storm cui'-I iinto a the itonneau 4of. the machine.

it A. ffurther objectlof the .invention is to' provideyapllrtain support of the character -described, fwhich simple to ad]ust, of

'hg'my Simplified.construction and desirable I :fof the. following description.

Otherfojectsiandvfladvantages of the inl mention will'vbefapparent during the cours .Inj the i'a@companyillg drawings forming '.a.'part,of. this specification, and in which 451:. ,'gilikeparts;,throughout thesame,

like, .'n umeials are employed to designate Eigrlll'e ljsla. fragmentary perspective of a 'e-.vehiclegbody and toipj showing my improved curtain supporting means attached to one v Fig'. 2".'swfa, .fragmentary side elevation 'of'. ,vehicle E body y'door having Amy 1inpr'oved'* 'stormii .curtain support attached thereto, the view l*being taken from` -the .tonneauof the vehicle,

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inea-ns ffor lsupporting storm curtains on -vefianeeebjeeeef the invention is tprovide al stormheurtain support which is' of a vehicle in such' STATES-"PATENT oFFioE-f y r 'u .en l.. Y uw y b D66; 1,6, 1919. y

Fig. 3f is a side elevation of my improved curtain. support, j Fig. 4 is a section through the fragment of the vehicle body, showing my improved vcurtain supporting. means yapplied tothe vehicle door. n Fig. -5 is an enlarged fragmentary side elefation ofthe support shown in Fig. 3, an v Figf is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation of the support showny in Fig. 3, partsthercof being'shownin section.4

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is showna Apreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral designates a vehicle body, having a topll, which in this case is of the one man type. The top 11 includes longitudinally extending sides 12 having v supporting bows 13 along their Vupper portions. Doors 14'1iingedly secured as at 15 to the body 10 are provided.

The usual storm curtains'l extend from the upper edge of the body 10 to the .side .wall 12 of the top.y Arranged above the doors -14 and` attached thereto are curtains 17. Each curtain 17 is attached to the upper portion ofthe door 14 by buttons 18 engaging suitable button holes inthe lower portion of the'curtain. As clearly shown in Fig. 2, the curtain 17 has its upper portion 19 .arranged behind one longitudinal side Wall ,1

12 of the t'op 11, thereby preventing acc of the wind and rain tothe tonneau of tne 'i machine. n e

The .vertical edge portion ofthe curtain 17 which is arranged in a vertical plane of the hinges 15, may be secured .to the adjacent curtain 16 `by suitable fastening devices20.

As cle-arly shown in' Fig. 4, Lhave provided ,if

a door'storm curtain support-21. The vcurtain support 21 is of a suitably stout metal and has its lower'end portion extending intoa y an offset portion 24 at a point spaced from itsy lower end. The offset -portion`24 rests 'uponthe top of the door 14 and' brings' thebody portion. of the support Hush with' the outerside of the door, thereby retainA 'iiigtliecui'tain perfectly smooth." `As sho mk' inFFigs. land 2 tliearm 2l is pro ved "intermediate its ends with horuulz'ntuy ne:

extending arm" 25 having a fastening device 2 6 for. engaging the outer'vertical edge of i the curtain 17, f orsupporting the saine -rigidly with` relation to -the adjacent cur- 5 tain' 1.6.;

" esclearly s hoiwnin Figs. 2and 4', arm 27 'is hingedly eonne'cted to 'the upper portion ofthe'support 21. The lower end of the'arm 27 and the upper end of'the support 214v are provided with a pair of coact-l ing 'locking plates 2 8 having'centrally disp0sedopenings29 for receiving a hinge pin 30. f A lugl is. providedon one` of the co- 'ng plates. 28 and is adapted to extend into recesses v32 in' the. other plate; A coil sprin 33 arranged on the hinged pin i actingl loc is ada te to'norinally retain the headl in one o the recesses 32 and thus flock the" .arm y27' 1n a set position. The arm- 27 j is 20 provided on its outer sideat a'point spaced from opposite end with a button or other. #fastening `devicel 34: adapted to engage'one vertical edgeporton of the curtain' 17. The

portion of the cnrtin adjacent the arm 27 2li- 1s provided with a orizontally disposed in# cis'ion 35 thus forming -a partly severed por- :tion 36. The portion-36 f the curtain' 17 Lis-adapted 'toei'itendabout hearin 27 and "'s vsecured thereto by a suitable. fastening' 30 device'37.4 .i fff A S clearly shown in'Figl 4 the free-.endportin of the arm-27 'is provided with'a hookedend adaptedl to' engage the bow '13 and thus provide a relatively rigidY structure..v A loop v37 is provided' on the inner side 'ofthe' arm 27 forfacilitating the lowering and raisingof this arm. In lowering the upper portion 19 of the curtain 17, the saine is folded along the line 3 8 and is .thus

4 0 .permitted to pass 4the side walls 12 of the 'to 11. Mile I have shown and described vthe preferred embodiment of my invention, it is understood that 'may vinake such minorl changes -in arrangement and construction of parts, as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the 'appended velai1ns.

Having thus described-my invention, what I claim -is `1. VThe combination with a vehicle body i v'havinga top and a hinged. door; of asocket secured to the in ner sideof the door; a curtain support having one end arranged in said socket; an arm horizontally hinged to the upper end of said support; curtainfasten- :in devices carried Vby said arm, said curtain support, and said door; a curtain secured to' the curtain support and to the said e0 door and saidv arm, the upper portion of said curtain being adapted to be arranged and inwardly of the side wallsl of the top, extending to the transverse same, said 'hinged armbeing adapted to. be

. swung downwardly and inwardly to bring supporting rod into said socket,-an varin horizontally hinged portions of the i the upper portion-4 of-tliefcurtain 4below the.'A ffii.:

top and therebypermit Ilofthe-opening of -tlie'door; nieans toretainlthe hinged arin in a .setposition andan operating element car.- ried' by said hinged arm.

' 2. The combination wih a vehicle body having a hinged door and a top, of a curand said door, an arm horizontally"hinge d tain support extending upwardly from said 1 door and having its body portionfiush with the outer-surface' of the door, curtain fastening 'devicescarried by said curtain support to the upper end of said curtain. support, i

curtain fastening devices 'carried by said arm, said arm having its upper end curved to retain said 'arm in a set position, and a curtain secured to said curtain fastening de for. engaging certain of the' top bows1n eans vices, the upper portion of said curtain being arranged inwardly of the side walls of thetop. -V

3. 'The combination with a vehicle body having a top and a hinged door, "of a socket .secured to the inner-side of the door, a curtain supportingy rod' having its lower end portion arranged in said socket, a 'horizon-4 tally disposed arm carried by said curtain supporting rod, a fastening device. carried by the outer end o f `said horizontally' disposed arm, a hinged arm secured to the' upper end of said curtain rsupporting rod, curl tain fastening devicescarried by 'said arm,l said curtain supporting rod and said door, a curtain secured to said fastenin devices, the upper portion of said curtain eing arranged inwardlyof the side walls' ofthe top, said hinged arm beingadapted'to be i lowered tov bring the lower 'portion curtain 'below' ofv the 'opening of the door, and means to' of the 'lock said'hinged arm in tliedesired position.

.4. The combination with a vehicle body having a top and ahinged door, of a socket secured to the inner side ofthe door adjacent one vertical edge thereof, a curtain having one end extending Icurtain below said top.

Intestimony whereof I affix my signature' inpreseneeof two witnesses. ELERICK Witnesses:

` W. E. THOMAS, ANNA SHAnE.

the top 1and thereby permit `said curtain- 'A 

